EDITOR'S BLOG Help for families of fallen police, firefighters Just hours after the murders last month of the four Oakland police officers, members of the 100 Club of Alameda County delivered checks of $20,000 to each of the three widows ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Apr 13, 2009 at 4:18 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2009 at 5:35 pm.
EDITOR'S BLOG Mommy jewelry? Now I know! I've never been a shopper for mommy jewelry, but maybe I'll start. There's a lot of demand for these personalized mini-tags and necklaces, making and selling them seem like a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:32 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2010 at 7:40 pm.
EDITOR'S BLOG Corbett introduces anti-Libel Tourism bill We don’t normally pay much attention to libel laws affecting newspaper reporters because U.S. law and the courts are generally protective of the rights of journalists to respo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Mar 10, 2009 at 6:43 am
EDITOR'S BLOG Chicago Tribune losing readers, but not its iconic tower Not all news about the big city daily newspapers is troubling, although there's plenty of that being reported. A bright spot came last week out of Chicago when real estate mog... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Mar 3, 2009 at 5:13 am
EDITOR'S BLOG Financial woes continuing at daily newspapers, which are mirroring state in ordering staff ‘furloughs’ State of California workers aren’t the only ones being required to take days off from work without pay, being called “furloughs” in business-speak.
Tough times are continui... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Feb 11, 2009 at 6:14 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 31, 2010 at 3:28 pm.
EDITOR'S BLOG What Dr. King might have said today The Tri-Valley YMCA traditionally holds it community-wide breakfast honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a week after the national holiday so that more people will co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Jan 30, 2009 at 8:51 am
EDITOR'S BLOG 2nd-graders' comments on the inauguration show they'll be ready to lead The historic events on Inauguration Day Jan. 20 were also center stage in teacher Renee Vernon's second grade classroom at Walnut Grove Elementary School. "Ms. V," as she is a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Jan 23, 2009 at 6:56 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 27, 2009 at 9:25 pm.
EDITOR'S BLOG From websites to mailbox delivery, New Media is changing As readers, viewers and advertisers shuffle the ways they get their news and sell their products as if they have some sort of a universal remote capable of switching media, th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Jan 12, 2009 at 8:05 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 13, 2009 at 4:09 pm.
EDITOR'S BLOG Look to Burlingame for more sizzle in downtown Pleasanton Some merchants in downtown Pleasanton are fighting mad that neither their own Pleasanton Downtown Association nor city government are doing enough to help bolster sales and th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Oct 22, 2008 at 8:16 am There have been 34 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 4, 2009 at 7:08 am.
EDITOR'S BLOG What a way to celebrate Independence Day! It’s back to work on Monday, July 7 after a fun-filled weekend in Pleasanton. Like thousands of others, about as far as I drove was to the mall to meet others for lunch on Sat... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Jul 7, 2008 at 7:44 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 27, 2008 at 11:59 am.
EDITOR'S BLOG Bill Berck just keeps on going It's hard to recall all the schools and organizations former Pleasanton School Superintendent Bill Berck has served, but he's not done yet. In fact, at age 76 Berck tells me h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Aug 24, 2007 at 4:29 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2010 at 3:20 pm.
EDITOR'S BLOG Schools should help students cope with Virginia Tech tragedy With bomb threats and disturbing graffiti at high schools in Tracy and Pacifica just a week after the shooting tragedies at Virginia Tech, shouldn’t Pleasanton high schools do... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Apr 24, 2007 at 6:42 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 10, 2007 at 4:39 pm.
EDITOR'S BLOG Have churches become too big for Pleasanton neighborhoods? Here we go again. Another Pleasanton church--Trinity Lutheran- is facing the wrath of homeowners who live nearby and even some who don’t because of this city’s absolute obses... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Feb 9, 2007 at 8:20 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 22, 2009 at 1:47 pm.